Here we go again-again. HP just offered $2 billion, or $30 per share in cash for data storage company 3PAR. This morning, Dell announced that 3PAR had accepted its increased offer to acquire the storage leader for $27 per share in cash, or approximately $1.8 billion. Dell had previously signed an agreement to acquire 3PAR for $18 per share or $1.13 billion, with a provision for matching competing bids. HP then...

Ok – we actually got TWO shipments of the same product, and are rolling around to reviewing them today. The Noosy Micro Sim Cutter is a solid tool for anyone who has an iPhone 4 and has ever used the phrase “put my SIM in another device.” Or maybe you’re one of the hordes of unlocked iPhone 4 users (or thinking about joining them) but don’t feel like cutting your T-Mobile/O2/3/wtvr...

As students head back to school, eBay is getting into textbook sales with the launch of a a new iPhone app from Half.com, which eBay bought in 2000 for $350 million. The Half.com iPhone app is also the first eBay buying application to integrate barcode scanning technology, which was implemented through the acquisition of RedLaser in June. The app allows users to scan the barcodes on items to find the best deals on...